Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-01-15

VI ~ SDN4t''f W ~ ~ VI u
Honorable Board made December 7,
1856, requiring him TO credit the gen.
sral county fund with the sum of
S3760,40 on account of alleged fraudu.
lent witness certificates, for which he
has heretofore received credit in his
former settlements with the..Boar1 on
account OF monies received by him as
County Treasurer, or to show cause
.by he should not do so, most respect
fully shows:
Tint the witness certificate, rcfcrr-
ed TO in said order were received by
this responder. from the shcritfs of
said county. in settlements between
said %slleritrs and ili, respondent. on
account of taxes collected BY said shcr-
ifs for the general county fund of said
county.
Tba, in such settlements snid ccrtif.
Gates were passed by the sherilIs and
received by thi, reepondant at their
face value as so much money. and that
in poiut Of fact respondent did not re.
cciye in money. nor otherwise. than in
said certificates. sny part of said
$376O4O
That respondent then understood
aud now understands the law to be.
that lawfully issued witness certificates
10 State wi.nesse, in the Circui, Court
should be received in payment of tax.
tine to speak TO her brforr dirror
US due TO the general county luna.
That the certificates in question
were presented to respondent by the
.hrriGi., in payment OF taxes due tire
.%cncral county fund. that they were
the same in torn and appearance with
the certificates TO State witnesses, that
II had been the custom for wears 10 re.
eciyc and treat as claims PAYABLE ont
Dfthe general county fund. That there
WAS nothing in the appearance of the
certificates in question. nor in the cir
cumstnncos under which they were re-
ceiycd by this respondent. TO indicate
TINT thew were fraudulent or TO cast
.uspicion.upon them. That at the Sine
h. received said certificates, he did not
know or suspect thatiny of them were
fraudulent That the only iuforma-
zion no now has, as to how many OF
them are fraudulent, is derived from
the rcpor, OF the clerk Of this I"ionora
bic Board.
That in receiving said certificates
from said sheriff.. respondent cYcrcis.
ed rs much prudence, caution and cir.
eumfpcction, IA tho law requires, and
as has been generally exercised by
County Treasures IN their settlements
with sherih,. and in their reception OF
Comfy Warrants and Wisncss Certiti.
Gates, and nj the time respondnn, re-
cniycd said certificates from the shcr.
~, md Mt the time he received crcdi,
TOR them IS stated in said order. he
did believe them to he genuine leyal
certificates, and "a such. awful claims
~sgniu., the general county fund of said
oun,y and did believe that he was
bovnj by law 90 receive them AZ he
did receive them.
Rcsnopdan, shows that under the
circumstance. and in the belief ofora.
,,id ne received all of said certificates
,h.t some Of .,,cm to.wit. all of those
embraced in hi. rcport of March 1881
and syrrcoa,inr las by the rcport o.
h c'ere ofthis Uonrr,hlc Do,rt) ihs
nm NJ s24!- 90 he received from 4,
n Williams. late sheriff of said couu.
~ That a,lthc rem,iudrro Of snid cor.
,;6c.,ns bc rerciynJ from y N, Walk
mr. la,c sheriff or said coup,y.
RosnonJan, 10 ,dvi.o1 .nI be,;.vo.
and AZ ,,,,e. ,bc law n hc ,hot in his
,c,,lcn,cn,s with Tho mid sheriff.
vbaro;n no rrrsivcd aid cer,;,ic,,cs
no w.s oc,in9 not for himself but n,
.vcnt far sai1 comfy. and That, in Oh,
,et,l.mouts referred 10 in said orJel
wherein he received credi, to III,
rmonnt of said ccr,i,icotes. your Hon
oroblc Rosrd wos.ar,inv NOT for vour
self hn, az aeon, for sa;d %couuty' tha
the settlements in Inc one case wer,
and are AS binding. conclusive aud ir
reyocable n, ilo settlements in the nj,
or. And that if tho settlements will
your Honorable hoard wherein 70
snonaont received credi,s FIR sal,
s37G040 can now be onrucd and cbnny
cd, or respondent held and treated 4
having no, paId said SUN Of $4,000
d, Tor the general county fund. then ina,
much ns he never received /, except /
taid certificates. he should be held an
treated as having never received il .